West African Gumbo

Ingredients

• 1 large fish head (about 2 pounds, or the equivalent in weight of smaller heads.)
• 12 ounces spring onions, white and green parts sliced into rings (or 1 ½ bunches scallions)
• 10 cloves garlic, smashed
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 recipe fish stock (see recipe)
• 1 large piece smoked, salted dried fish
• 3 Indian eggplants (about 8-10 ounces or very small conventional eggplant)
• 2 cups sliced okra, (about 6 ounces cut into ½ inch rounds)
• 2-3 small hot fresh chiles, or more, to taste (Thai bird chiles or similar)
• ½ cup Palm oil
• 1 dozen little neck clams
• ½ pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 3 squid, bodies cleaned and separated from their tentacles
• 6 cups cooked whole grain rice

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